Dermatologic Procedures in Office Practice, 2nd Edition: A Comprehensive Guide

By Richard P. Usatine MD and Daniel L. Stulberg MD, this extensively revised 2nd edition of Dermatologic Procedures in Office Practice offers clear, step-by-step guidance on the many dermatologic procedures successfully performed in the office setting. This highly visual reference provides full-color photographs and drawings in combination with high-definition, narrated videos to demonstrate key procedures.

Procedure-Focused Guidance for Primary Care Practice

The book covers a wide range of in-office dermatologic procedures focused on today’s primary care practice, including:

• Diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant lesions
• Cryosurgery
• Electrosurgery
• Dermoscopy
• Excision of skin cancers, cysts, lipomas, and more

Each procedure is presented in a concise, step-by-step, bulleted format, including set-up, complication avoidance, pearls, and pitfalls, and recovery.

Exclusive Online Library and Visual Aids

The book features an exclusive online library of more than 100 videos, as well as procedural images and patient photographs, photographs of devices and instruments, diagrams, and medical illustrations throughout the text from expert clinicians.

New to this edition are chapters on:

• Biopsies and Excisions in Challenging Locations (face, ears, nose, genital areas)
• Dermoscopy of Other Lesions in General Dermatology

Practical Resources and Extras

The book includes handy appendices with:

• Sample consent forms
• Patient education handouts
• A table recommending when to use various procedures based on the diagnosis

An eBook version is included with purchase, allowing you to access all the text, photographs, figures, and references with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

Publishing details:

• Publisher: Saunders
• Edition: 2nd edition
• Publication Date: June 14, 2024
• Language: English
• Pages: 560
• ISBN-10: 032393062X
• ISBN-13: 978-0323930628